MIAMI — Denis Shapovalov was eradicated from the Miami Open tennis event after a 7-5, 6-3 loss to third-seeded American Taylor Fritz on Monday.
Fritz scored an early break within the second set to go up 2-0 and held serve the remainder of the best way. He opened the deciding sport along with his ninth ace of the match and served to like to wrap up the match in a single hour and 26 minutes.
Shapovalov had six double faults, together with two within the deciding sport of the primary set which Fritz gained on return with out surrendering a degree.
Shapovalov fought again from being down an early break and had tied the set 5-5 earlier than giving up the essential break.
Fritz additionally eradicated Shapovalov within the third spherical of the ATP Masters event in 2023.
Shapovalov, seeded twenty seventh in Miami, had a bye within the first spherical and defeated Argentina’s Thiago Tirante in three units within the second spherical.
The 28-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., nonetheless leads Fritz 6-5 in profession conferences. Final month, Shapovalov beat Fritz within the second spherical of the Dallas Open en path to profitable the ATP 500 event.
